David Walsh Bronxville | IoT Developer Communities: Platforms, People and Productivity in 2020
David Walsh of Bronxville NY As more businesses start building and deploying Internet of Things applications and service, IoT platform providers are investing in rolling out and growing developer communities, demonstrating how their technology works, making it easier to use the software, applications, networks, clouds and devices than what their competition offers, and bringing together designers, engineers and innovators online. Just as every platform is different, every co m munity is different. Some are bigger than others, some offer more in the way of free code or services, some offer training beyond access to the docs and libraries, some encourage collaboration between developers, and some offer incentives including discounts and complementary professional services. Communities also cater to different kinds of developers — some support large enterprise in-house developer and DevOps teams, some support start-ups, some bring in partners, some offer certification and some focus...